micromanage

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Recent Examples of micromanage The trustees are supposed to provide guidance and oversight but not to manage — and definitely not to micromanage. Luis A. Nunes Amaral, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025 Add Value And Deliver Without Micromanagement Managing up means making your boss’s job easier by staying ahead, communicating clearly and delivering without being micromanaged. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 The feds’ case portrayed the mogul as a ruthless and micromanaging boss who, during the two decades before his September 2024 arrest, abused his larger-than-life status in the industry to control his employees and lovers alike through violence and intimidation. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025 Regardless of the root cause, a micromanaging boss can erode your motivation to work. Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for micromanage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for micromanage
Verb
  • While Congress ultimately controls NASA’s budget, Trump’s goals are to cut its workforce, reduce commitments to the International Space Station, shut down nearly 1/3 of its science missions and focus on moon and Mars plans.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
  • Ward said this essentially gives corrections officers control over whether a facility goes into lockdown.
    Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • While marketed as ideal starter pets for children, they were described by multiple users as difficult to handle and heartbreakingly short-lived.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
  • Hexagon's new humanoid robot is built to step into these tough environments, handling repetitive and error-prone tasks so businesses can keep things running smoothly and safely.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • Even a congressional candidate has alleged that humans manipulated the weather behind the Fourth of July weekend floods in Texas, which left at least 120 people dead and more than 170 still missing.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 12 July 2025
  • Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to run malicious code or access other parts of your system by manipulating memory.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • That alone made the biggest difference in attacking daily annoyances, including addressing sudden loud noises in both noise-canceling and transparency modes.
    Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 9 July 2025
  • Why Investors Are Flooding Into Compounding Pharmacies Compounding pharmacies address deep structural inefficiencies in the pharmaceutical system.
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • Trump ratcheted up tariffs on Canada as the two sides negotiate a trade deal.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 July 2025
  • In a world where AI agents will negotiate contracts, manage assets, and execute decisions, this kind of integration isn’t a novelty.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • All of it is medically supervised and adjusted throughout the stay.
    Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Each student had a spiritual director, and Prevost chose Sister Lyn Osiek, who also supervised his theological-reflection class.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Camps nationwide are regulated in a number of ways in order to prevent tragedies.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 8 July 2025
  • Unlike medications, supplements are not regulated by the FDA.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • The Padres haven’t selected a college player with their first pick of a draft since taking right-hander Cal Quantrill eighth overall in 2016.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • The sixth-place Lions took an early lead but a late-game mistake allowed Montreal (3-13-6, 15 points) to get back into the game as Orlando City (9-5-8, 35 points) let two crucial points slip away.
    Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025

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“Micromanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/micromanage. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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